I'm remodeling a small master bathroom & am trying to decide the best way to procede with the bath tub. I'm the original owner of a split level house built in 1979. The small master bath is located on the 2nd floor on sub-floor construction. The bath tub is a cast iron unit ~5 ft in legth. The issue is the bathroom is also 5 feet wide. I'm trying to decide if I want to tackle this tub removal myself, with the intent of installing a new cast iron tub of similar size. The walls around the tub are ceramic tile on drywall, which is also going to be removed & replaced with new. So, here are the questions. To remove the tub (after stripping the wall board), I'm thinking the only way is to first slide it away from the outside wall so a guy could get on the wall side of the tub, and then tipping the tub upright (drain side up) so that the tub could be rotated 90 degrees to carry it out of the room. Installation of a new tub would be a reverse of the proceding. Smashing the tub would not be an answer, because you face the same problem when installing the new tub. Also, I'm hoping to access the plumbng & drain from the tub side (meaning the tiled wall I just pulled down).
So, is the approach I described logical & doable, or am I dreaming. What should be done in this case? Is there a link showing with photos something similar, including backerboard installation for the new walls. Do they make shower stall conversions, same size as a 5 ft tub (I'm open to that solution). What about those tub liners. I would like to make this bathroom remodel as nice as possible without having it look like a chessey redo.
Thanks for any advice & guidance, FJK
So, is the approach I described logical & doable, or am I dreaming. What should be done in this case? Is there a link showing with photos something similar, including backerboard installation for the new walls. Do they make shower stall conversions, same size as a 5 ft tub (I'm open to that solution). What about those tub liners. I would like to make this bathroom remodel as nice as possible without having it look like a chessey redo.
Thanks for any advice & guidance, FJK